Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-28


ez good, stan-up stun IN him ez ennybody,
Wen he got over his fust ilightncss."
Had this man some scheme that would
brllS hof lover ana her together! "But
Wh?t 90 you want of me" Rachel asked,
win an lhe compoNlIc She could summon.
'NuJhlnga cuNsed sight more hon'rablc am
moro useful ter Their gover'mint then stayin'
lound hcah nussin' these loalcrs," he nm
'Norou roughly. Hist! thars shadder nigh
I"n Winder" lie crossed the room with the
l"'tN' HiIehV tfead OF n panther, and his face
Hlrk'hed as he saw the objectionable red
"'F'"''i ana bIack bearded men walking away
toward the parade ground, with their backs
10 tue window Yer oriul cuto,' he said,
talking to himself, and abiding TO the rctir-
nv llgures nut CT don't GIN We trip aiore
lohS thetil make yer heels break yer pizcn
"''hS l nope may never see RockaSsel
mornings agln. ia do mt now, but I'm
2-'railin mSSer game when hits my day
'ur "I'l'' sKuilEs look out-,hetS all"
l'''uIIlllE TO the eXpectant Hachcl he con-
'lI4oH'
law V''-iii5n'Iu' Ine Confederate army
nu MurIreesboro Ole Rosy hlsself sends me,
h"t m ter pick out the messengers ter send
my news back ter him by. | must hey sew
raj sos to make dead sho' tibet ev'rything
reaches I'M. want ye fur the main one, be-
kaSe we've got brains an san, and then ye
kin git thru the lines where a man can't
Tharll he nothin' bad bout hit Yen ride
ter Murfrcesboro an back on yer own boss,
~ a young lady should. an if We accomplish
anything hitll he a greater sarvice few the
country then most men kin do in Their lives
lIit'll I've srlm'thing to be proud of ez longs ye
live Will We try hit."
"Why don't you bring back the imforma-
ton yourself! Can't YOU come back through
the lines as easily a. You go,"
81 mout, an then ag'm ] moutn't Every
time ! 20 inter the Coufoderit camps tie
chances get stronger tibet I'll never come back
ag'in. In Harry Glen seq. the circle o my
unpleasant acuuaintances-tha fcllcrS thets
reachn' fur my top-knot-widpns Thar's so
many more on 'ein LAWN fur me all the time,
tibet tn. prospects keeps gittin' brighter every
day th.t hy-an'-by they'll fetch me. The
nrraut Ina gwinc on now is too important
ter take any resks bout I'm sarin ter git
the information tibet Gneral Rosy wants, but
whether | kin git hit back ter him is ruthcr
dub,rSome | must hev some help. Will we
jila in with me-!
But how am | to know that all this is as
you ayt"
By rcadln' these ere passes, all signed by
Gincral lfo>encrans' own hand, or by talin' a
walk with me up ter headquarters, whar
they'll tell We tibet I'm all right, an "a straight
ez a string.
But how can l do what you want! know
nothing Of the country, nor the people, and
still less of this kind OF service. | would prob
ably make blunder that would spoil all
"i'll rcsk the blundcrs. We kin ride critter-
back, can't yc|
Rachel owned that she was pretty fan
| horsewoman.
"Then all yo hev ter do is ter git yerself VI
ez yc see the young women who are ridn
round heah, an airly on the day arter to-
morrow mornin' mount blooded mar tibet
ye'l find standm aforc the door thar, al
rugged out ez fine ez silk, an go down the
LaverGnc turnpike at sharp canter, jes el
though We war gwine somewhar Nobody OF
our lnesll be likely ter say anything ter ye
but eff they do yen show EN- pass from Gin
eral Rosy, which, howsoever, yell tar W
afore ye reach Lavergne, fur yen likely fine